Severe fire
Occupants injured, pets killed in Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A local home may be a write-off following a damaging house fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded on Sunday, April 19 at 9:20 p.m. to a north Nanaimo home on Fillinger Cres. at Heritage Dr. in response to a fire originating from a home's garage and front entrance area. NFR assistant chief John McKenzie sai...
15h ago
Read More
seeking information
Man accused of hitting police vehicles in Whiskey Creek wanted again
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 30-year-old male after he allegedly removed his court-ordered ankle monitor. Craig James Hannon was arrested on Feb. 19, accused of ramming an Oceanside RCMP vehicle several times near Whiskey Creek a week prior. He was due to appear in provincial court in...
17h ago
Read More
intergenerational storytellers
Parksville seniors & students paired for new video podcast series
PARKSVILLE - Sharing stories across generations is the focus of a new locally-produced video podcast series. Boosted by a $12,000 grant from the TELUS Storyhive program, local freelancer Clinton Nellist and his team went to work creating Branches Between Generations, an eight-episode series connecting Parksville senior...
22h ago
Read More
What's Trending
serauxmen improvements
'It's going to change a lot:' new video wall coming for Nanaimo NightOwls season
11h ago
Island Good Launches New Website
Island Good Launches New Website
Severe fire
Occupants injured, pets killed in Nanaimo house fire
15h ago
seeking information
Man accused of hitting police vehicles in Whiskey Creek wanted again
17h ago
Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
Arrested
Suspected impaired driver drifts off Nanaimo highway, hits hydro line
NANAIMO - A lone occupant driver was escorted from a crash scene in handcuffs after barreling his car off a straight stretch of central Nanaimo highway. Emergency crews were called on Monday, April 20, at 12:35 p.m. to the southbound lanes of the Island Hwy. across from Brooks Landing Shopping Centre in response to a s...
Apr 20, 2026
Read More
motorhome blaze
VIDEO: Fire destroys RV at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - A motorhome was gutted by mid-day fire in the parking lot of Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the parking lot northwest corner outside of Save-on-Foods on Monday, April 20, shortly before 12:30 p.m. where flames were shooting from a Class C motorhome. NFR Cpt. Daryl Robson sa...
Apr 20, 2026
Read More
deliberately lit
'It does look suspicious:' early morning Parksville fire under investigation
PARKSVILLE - Investigators are probing a potentially deliberately set overnight in downtown Parksville. Local firefighters, along with members from Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Errington and Coombs, were dispatched to a commercial property in the 100 block of McCarter St., just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20.Parks...
Apr 20, 2026
Read More
life's a beach
Beach stairs replacements underway in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Parks operations staff are addressing several projects to enhance Nanaimo waterfront access, particularly involving north-end high-bank routes. Kirsty MacDonald, the City's manager of parks operations, told NanaimoNewsNOW the long-closed stairs at Seabold Rotary Park off the end of Seabold Rd. is a project ac...
Apr 20, 2026
Read More
sunview park
Newer Nanaimo neighbourhood asks for $50,000 grant toward park
NANAIMO - A newer Nanaimo neighbourhood has asked the City for a financial boost to help create their own playground.The Sunview Park Committee (SPC) recently asked the City for $50,000 to turn a currently empty lot at the Sunview Rd. and Suncrest Rd. intersection off Wellington Rd. into a public park, complete with a ...
Apr 19, 2026
Read More
new choices, old favourites
Strong registration for Parksville's Summer by the Sea market
PARKSVILLE - A tradition in Oceanside since 2004, the Summer by the Sea market is preparing for another bumper season. Well over 100 vendors have already registered to participate in the Tuesday market, running from June 9 through to the end of August, on Craig St. in Parksville's downtown core. Interim CEO of the Park...
Apr 19, 2026
Read More
British Columbia
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on Monday. But in the background, clambering the pyram...
2h ago
Read More
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA - A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal action if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. Politicians in Victoria are debating legislation to ...
12h ago
Read More
B.C. court hears Chinese police went 'missing' for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns they could be trying to illicitly repatriate someone. T...
14h ago
Read More
Truck blaze along in B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has been closed in both directions after a large fire in a semi-trailer set the forest alight. RCMP say officers were called to the site in the nort...
15h ago
Read More
B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE - A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the offenc...
15h ago
Read More
Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she'll be "erased" from the legal record after the man accused of her killing was found unfit to stand trial. Shiling Yang, the aunt of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang...
15h ago
Read More
Local Sports
New Season
Women's box lacrosse takes flight
NANAIMO - Women's box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women's Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser versus the Victoria Shamrocks. There will be 14 regular season games and a July season ending tournament for the women's Timbermen. ...
Apr 18, 2026
Read More
Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
Read More
New Heights
Olivia Lundman to compete in marathon distance at World Race Walking Championships
NANAIMO - Olivia Lundman is one of Canada's top race walk athletes but she's tackling something new at the upcoming World Team Race Walking Championships in Brazil. After competing in the mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics she's upping her distance for the world's. The Nanaimo Track and Field Club grad will be doin...
Apr 05, 2026
Read More
ClippersNOW
Road Perfect
Clippers stun Capitals with 2-0 road lead in second round series
DUNCAN - The Clippers have taken both of the first two games in their second round playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.Despite trailing 2-0 in Game 2 Nanaimo came back to win 5-3.The Capitals made a strong first period push in the second game getting first period markers from Adam Lang and Trace Frieden.Th...
Apr 19, 2026
Read More
Character Win
Clippers win nail biter to take Game 1 versus Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers opened their second BCHL series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals by wrestling away home ice advantage.Nanaimo never trailed and skated away with a 3-2 road victory in Game 1.Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau was sharp throughout and made 24 saves in earning first star honours.After a scoreless first period...
Apr 18, 2026
Read More
Island Clash
Clippers to face Capitals in round two of BCHL playoffs
NANAIMO - The Clippers are off to round two of the BCHL playoffs for the first time since 2023. Nanaimo will take on the Coastal West Division leading Cowichan Valley Capitals In the first round the Clippers took out the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in five games, while the Capitals needed seven games, plus overtime, to def...
Apr 17, 2026
Read More
Canada
In the news today: Mexico pyramid shooting, Canada-U.S. trade, Tips on buying a car
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing A haunting photo of B.C. woman Barbara Welsh and her friends shows the moment ...
2h ago
Read More
'The day the music dies': Organists pipe up to save historical instrument
EDMONTON - Music from a pipe organ has filled a convocation hall at the University of Alberta for a century, but that may soon come to an end as the institution begins renovations that include removing the memorial instrument. Marnie Giesbrecht, profe...
2h ago
Read More
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on Monday. But in the background, clambering the pyram...
2h ago
Read More
Expert says it's time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON - Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle's trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn't think Canada has any kind of trading relationship with Texas at all. "Canada better straighten up, bro," he said....
2h ago
Read More
How 're-wilding' can make Canada's cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO - The laneway beside Adam Barnes's house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto's catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The curb used to be dominated...
2h ago
Read More
MPs approve Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer in House vote
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voting against her nominatio...
12h ago
Read More
World
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon. U.S. Air Force divers "used an underwater remotely operated ...
43m ago
Read More
Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The...
10h ago
Read More
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules
DALLAS (AP) - Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms. The 9-8 decision ...
11h ago
Read More
Sponsored Content
Island Good Launches New Website
Island Good Launches New Website
Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
Mar 19, 2026
Read More
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
Read More
guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
Read More